SHELL INTRODUCES A PORTFOLIO OF CARBON NEUTRAL LUBRICANTS IN EUROPE
Customers can now choose carbon neutral lubricants across consumer and commercial brands, with Shell launching the largest carbon neutral program in the lubricants industry to date.
23 February 2021:
Shell has today announced it will offer customers carbon neutral lubricants across a range of passenger car, heavy duty diesel engine and industry focused products. This initiative meets a growing desire from consumer and commercial vehicle drivers to lower their carbon footprint and allows them to offset the emissions from their lubricant purchases.
Under the programme, Shell will compensate for the full lifecycle emissions of more than 200 million litres of advanced synthetic lubricants, the equivalent of taking 340,000 cars of the road and aiming to compensate for 700,000 tonnes of CO2e per year. For Europe, this includes compensating for over 60 million litres, of advanced synthetic lubricants, the equivalent of taking 130,000 cars of the road and aiming to compensate for around 280,000 tonnes of CO2e per year.
Parminder Kohli, Vice President Lubricants Europe, Russia and Africa at Shell said: “As the world’s largest lubricants provider we are well placed to meeting the changing needs of our customers. We are also working hard to avoid or reduce emissions by using more renewable power in the manufacturing of our lubricants, reducing waste and increasing energy efficiency of our operations. In addition, we are helping our customers take action today by offsetting the emissions from their lubricants purchases is one of the many ways we can do that.
Shell’s carbon neutral lubricants will be available in key markets across Europe. Shell will offset the emissions from a mix of advanced synthetic lubricants in these markets, including: Helix for passenger cars, Rimula for heavy duty diesel engines and a wide range of industry lubricants, such as Shell Omala in the wind sector, Shell’s range of eco-label products “Shell Naturelle”, and selected Shell Gadus products for the wind sector.
Shell’s carbon neutral lubricants will be available in key markets across Europe, spanning the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg and Turkey. They will also be available via Shell’s distributors in all countries of operation. Shell will offset the emissions from a mix of advanced synthetic lubricants in these markets, including: Helix for passenger cars, Rimula for heavy duty diesel engines and a wide range of industry lubricants, such as Shell Omala in the wind sector, Shell’s range of eco-label products “Shell Naturelle”, and selected Shell Gadus products for the wind sector. Each carbon credit represents the avoidance or removal of greenhouse gases equivalent to 1 ton of CO2.
